Online Safety in the LGBTQ+ Community
In many ways, I owe my own queerness to the Internet. It was through engaging with online LGBTQ+ communities that I first realized I’m queer, and through those same communities that I made some of my first LGBTQ+ friends. The Internet provided me with a space to go to seek and develop friendships with other […]
What Do You Spend Your Screen Time On?
I got my weekly Screen Time notification and of course, Instagram was my most used application followed by Facebook which got about half as much screen time and Messages, my Google App and Twitter all in the top 5 of 60 apps on my iPhone. With an average of 2 hours, 55 minutes per day […]
Go Open Data Conference 2019: Inclusive, Equitable, Ethical & Impactful
I had the opportunity to attend the Go Open Data Conference or GOOD ’19 hosted this year at the breath-taking Toronto Reference Library in downtown Toronto. Being both a researcher, student and a contributor for Digital Tattoo, the conference included many themes and discussions around data which were of personal interest to me. My companion […]
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National Digital Identification – Potential Benefits and Risks [Part 2/2]
In the previous section, we looked at the concept of national digital identity, as well as what national digital identification looks like in countries around the world. In this section, we will discuss the potential benefits and risks that come with the implementation of national digital identification programs. What are the Potential Benefits of National […]
National Digital Identification – What does National ID Look Like Around the World? [Part 1/2]
Countries around the world are implementing digital solutions for identifying their citizens and residents. However, the benefits of using national digital identification systems are also met with risks. In this post, we will discuss forms of identification look like, and pose questions around opportunities and pitfalls of its use. What is Identity? First of all, […]
Digital Identity Digest (April 2019)
Are universities more vulnerable to academic dishonesty? In April, actor Felicity Huffman and 12 other parents decided to plead guilty in the largest-ever college admissions scandal in the U.S. She is accused of paying to falsify her children’s test scores to secure admission to elite colleges. Echoing the scandal, NPR discusses how students are finding […]
A Model for Your Data Double: What Your Behaviour Tells Algorithms
Have you thought about the impacts of your actions while online? Maybe you have deleted a post that you made in error, or accidentally clicked on an ad while browsing the web. Although these actions were accidental to you, they may have been perceived as intentional actions that characterize your online identity to an algorithm […]
Building Online Communities: Digital Tattoo at the IM Conference 2019
This year has been a very special one for the Digital Tattoo team. On the week of April 15, I flew to Toronto from Vancouver to participate on our very first Digital Tattoo Talks. The event was part of the Information and Museum Studies Conference hosted at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. This […]
Job-seeking in the Digital Age
As this academic year draws to a close, students looking toward their graduation with be flooding the job market looking for exciting opportunities to start off their careers. Many of them will head straight to the internet to kick-off their job search, relying on online career seeking services to put them in touch with potential […]
In the News: Mozilla’s 2019 Internet Health Report
Mozilla released their third annual report on the state of the internet and its impact on global society [1]. They asked the following five questions about the internet and identified both positive and negative trends since their report in 2018: Is it safe? How open is it? Who is welcome? Who can succeed? Who controls […]
